Volunteer Spotlight
New americorps VISTA members
Tanisha Shelton
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The HOPES team is excited to welcome back Tanisha Shelton! Tanisha served as an Americorps State & National during the 2020-2021 school year and is now a 2021-2022 AmeriCorps Development & Communications VISTA! A Chicago native, Tanisha is most excited about continuing to serve the underserved populations in her hometown. During her service year, she is most excited about building relationships with current and potential donors and sharing the HOPES mission & vision. A fun fact about Tanisha is that she loves to listen to music, especially her favorite artist, Michael Jackson!
Welcome back to the HOPES team Tanisha!
Welcome back to the HOPES team Tanisha!
Tess Pickering
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The HOPES team is happy to welcome our newest 2021-2022 Americorps VISTA Development and Communications Coordinator, Tess! Tess is coming to us all the way from Kaiserslautern, Germany. Her interest in HOPES stems from a newfound passion for nonprofits. She specifically chose HOPES because she is looking forward to engaging in meaningful and impactful work alongside like minded people. During her service year, Tess is looking forward to attending field trips with the students as well as creating and attending outreach events. A fun fact about Tess is that she is fluent in French, German, and English, and she loves to garden!
Welcome to the HOPES team Tess!
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The HOPES team is happy to welcome our newest 2021-2022 Americorps VISTA Development and Communications Coordinator, Tess! Tess is coming to us all the way from Kaiserslautern, Germany. Her interest in HOPES stems from a newfound passion for nonprofits. She specifically chose HOPES because she is looking forward to engaging in meaningful and impactful work alongside like minded people. During her service year, Tess is looking forward to attending field trips with the students as well as creating and attending outreach events. A fun fact about Tess is that she is fluent in French, German, and English, and she loves to garden!
Welcome to the HOPES team Tess!
